ICEHOUSE AND CREAM ROOM CONVERGENT ARRANGEMENT
A described icehouse and cream room design reduces ice handling by routing ice from entry to extraction through a chute. The system uses a balanced weight rope and pulley to lift ice upstairs to a basement area and down a chute for washing or storage in a cement tank with sawdust.
Feeding and milking cows for maximum milk yield
After 60 years in farming, C A Bird shares experiences with four cows Whiteface Red Poll Shorthorn Jersey and Holstein Jersey grade detailing variable feeding strategies. He notes overfeeding lowers next year’s yield, emphasizes roughage balance and careful testing to avoid fatigue and maintain milk quality. He also touches on cheese making and clean milk standards.
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C. A. Bird
Feeding fodder to cows to cut costs and boost intake
Farmers urged to boost fodder consumption by mixing palatable clover hay with meal and using cutting box methods to raise intake. Meat added to silage is common but aimed at digestion, not palatability. Rising feed prices push dairymen to grow on farm substitutes like clover, alfalfa, oats, barley, and wheat.
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Ontario
Orange Judd
Minnesota
Window design and light in cattle sheds on dairy farms
The article argues for brighter cattle sheds with sash windows or double hung designs to reduce darkness and disease risk. It contrasts such improvements with the traditional sliding board window and discusses intensive dairying, noting European farms use pricier land and higher quality cows, implying more productive methods.
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Farm Journal
United States
England
The Fashions of the Day in Summer Gowns 1906
The article reviews spring and summer styles with yokes in blouses and coats, high ties, and trimmed sleeves. It notes white wool frocks, delicate tucks at the waist, panama hats, flesh tones, biscuit colors, and extensive velvet use for short coats, poleros, and trims plus long silk gloves in varied shades.
Mourning Fashion Trends for Spring in Resort Fashion Pieces
Mourning wear favors all white and plain lines with crepe de chine for day and evening. Styles favor simple crepe, self fabric folds, and minimal trimming while black veiling, ribbons, and marine hats provide modest variation. Ellipses note cooler fabrics like silk and pongee and emphasize practical, simple mourning attire.
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Ellen Osmonde
Dairy Wisdom and Fruit Maturity Guidelines
The article emphasizes thorough cleaning of dairy equipment, noting a wood brush and proper rinsing are essential after disassembly. It also discusses fruit storage, stating fully ripe yet firm apples and peaches keep best, while pears last longer when picked at full size before yellowing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Woman Flat Hunter Sells Rooms for Suburban Women
A New York Sun item profiles a professional flat hunter who seeks winter quarters for women from suburbs and distant cities including Chicago. She warns against overhyped agent descriptions and boasts about matching accurate locales with modest commissions.
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New York Sun
Chicago
New York
The Poet and the Open Shop Standoff in a Memory Poem
A fragmented poem explores memory by a riverbank and Bailey's pool, then shifts to a social satire. It contrasts the starving-poet trope with the open shop and union debates, invoking Rockefeller and economic struggle. The passage blends pastoral imagery with labor commentary and humor.
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Rockefeller
Rose
The Flower of Hope and a Wreath for Liza
A narrator in a pine wood watches periwinkle flowers bloom as a shoemaker narrator recalls Johann the peasant and Liza. Johannes fears a tragic wedding twist and the wreath for Liza becomes a symbol of hope amid loss. The tale contrasts love, dowry misfortune, and a bustling workshop talk about marriages and luck.
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Oll
Anton
Johannes
Liza
Johann
Marie
Eardener
Schloss
Periwinkles
Bock Beer Fad Dying Out in Chicago
In Chicago the bock beer season wanes as signs and images of the goat emblem vanish from streets and bars. Saloons report demand down to a quarter of what it was a decade ago, despite brewers’ emphasis on the beer’s quality and March brewing tradition.
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Chicago
Robin
Bluebird
Germany
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